President Joe Biden faces a threat in one of the states that made history in 2020 as it helped him to deliver the win over former President Donald Trump.
In a new Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll of registered voters, Trump is defeating Biden by 8 percentage points in Georgia. The two men are likely to be their parties’ respective presidential nominees.
Trump received 44.7% in the survey, while Biden saw 36.9%, suggesting the potential for Georgia to flip back to red in 2024. In a similar measure taken in November, the men were practically tied in the state.
The new poll shows Biden’s lingering difficulties among black voters affecting his support in the presidential election. According to the survey, 58.6% of black people in the state plan to vote for Biden. Additionally, 20.4% are opting for Trump.
In November, 78.4% said they would be voting for Biden, with just 11.7% planning to vote for Trump.
Biden continues to see declines in his support among black voters as the general election approaches. Per NBC News last year, the president had seen a roughly 20-point drop in his net approval rating with the demographic just in 2023.
Black leaders are reportedly beginning to believe voters in the community may not show up to the polls instead of voting for someone else.
In the latest poll, 10% of the group said they don’t plan on voting for a presidential candidate in the 2024 election.
Biden’s campaign has ramped up efforts to message to minority groups across the country, particularly in swing states, to address these concerns. However, the early evidence hasn’t shown their effectiveness.
Besides losing support with key voters in particular, Biden is also struggling to impress the broader swath of the electorate in the Peach State. The president’s disapproval rating with voters was 62%, and 51% of registered voters said they “strongly disapprove” of his performance.
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Georgia had been a reliable Republican bastion for two decades until Biden flipped the state in 2020 for the first time since 1992. Subsequent contests sent two Democratic senators to Washington and colored the Peach State purple — unlocking a new foothold for Democrats in the conservative South.
But Biden’s weak polling could get worse as Trump steps closer to locking up the GOP nomination and sets up a 2020 rematch. On Monday night, the former president had a historically large win during the first nominating contest of the cycle, dominating second-place Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) by more than 30 points.
